Thursday, 3 January 2008

Teddy Picker

I was quite disappointed to learn today that, according to urbandictionary.com, a 'teddy picker' is 'a machine found at carnivals and fun-fairs, where one moves a robotic arm to pick up toys or in this case, a teddy bear.'

Hmmm, I thought it might have had a more interesting meaning, something to do with Teddy Boys perhaps or, as Deb speculated, something to do with Teddy underwear, but no. Ah well, despite having heard the song about a squillion times on the radio, I still think it sounds brilliant!!

Give the video 40seconds to kick in to the song proper!!

9 comments:

  1. Ha Ha Sound4 January 2008 at 00:59

    My ex-girlfriend from college, the one who I blogged about as being my faux ex-girlfriend, lives in London and is craaaazy about the Arctic Monkeys. I think they're OK. I like that guitar riff a lot, but the song just doesn't do much for me.

    Sounds a bit like the Jam, whom I love. =+)

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  2. Amel4 January 2008 at 08:21

    I've never even heard of the term before. So THAT's what it means, eh?

    Teddy underwear? HI HI HI HI HI HI...

    Btw, the song sounds good, but I liked the last one better than this he he he he...maybe 'coz I'm in the mood for slower types of song ha ha ha...

    Anyway, have a FAB weekend! ;-D

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  3. fishwithoutbicycle4 January 2008 at 08:28

    Hey Ha Ha, I like 'em - I wouldn't say I'm crazy about 'em, but I like 'em. You should give 'The Enemy' a whirl if you like The Jam, they're practically a tribute band :-)

    Hi Amel, between you and me I think they made the term up. So, do you know those all in one lingerie body things that used to be popular a decade or 2 ago? That was also known as a 'teddy' for some reason. Hope you have a fab weekend too :-)

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  4. Kitty5 January 2008 at 08:19

    haha. I hate those things (the carnival gizmos)

    I much prefer the carnival things where you have to hit the things that pop up. Mark has just informed me they are called 'Whackamoles'. I am brilliant at that game.

    thanks for the video. Mark thought they sounded like David Bowie. Are they British? I like the mod beat.

    I object to their hipster looks but if they're British, for some reason, I don't mind so much. They're allowed!

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  5. fishwithoutbicycle5 January 2008 at 13:36

    Hi Kitty, I hate the 'teddy picker' game too, I'm far better at 'hook-a-duck' :-)

    The Arctic Monkeys are British, they're from Sheffield. Funny you think they have a hipster look, they dress pretty much like every other 20-odd year old blokes in Britain :-)

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  6. Amel7 January 2008 at 08:49

    Ohhhh...so they made the term up? No wonder then!!!

    So that kind of lingerie was called "teddy"? Interesting he he...I never really knew much about lingerie 'coz I think in Indo lingerie has only been booming for the past few years he he he...

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  7. Anonymous2 March 2008 at 09:53

    does anyone know where you can buy Alex Turner's coat or a similar one from?

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  8. fishwithoutbicycle2 March 2008 at 09:55

    Hey Anonymous, not me, sorry. Good luck finding one.

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  9. Anonymous4 March 2008 at 14:58

    cheers, anyway.

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